I Can't Believe They Sell That in Japan!
Between the 23rd and 25th of March 2009 1,043 members of the goo Research monitor group completed a private online questionnaire. 52.2% of the sample were male, 7.8% in their teens, 17.1% in their twenties, 28.2% in their thirties, 24.8% in their forties, 11.4% in their fifties, and 10.7% aged sixty or older.Q: What ideas have you been surprised to see being productised?
Rank
1 Bras for men
2 Wigs for pets
3 Curry, stew, other fod-flavoured bath salts
4 Pen that can directly import handwriting into a computer
5 Water-washable keyboard
6 Straw with water filter
7 Portable bum-washing toilet
8 Alarm clock that requires you to solve a puzzle to turn it off
9 Rounded keyboard
10 Banana case
11 Spoon with weight display
12 Watch-shaped video camera
13 Wheelchair for pets
14 Bubble-wrap sleeping bag
15 Alibi sound generating key chain
16 Slippers that make robot noises as you walk
17 Laser-guided scissors
18= Stockings that massage foot pressure points
18= Glowing wool
20 Bookmark with built-in timer
21= Pillow that can be used as emergency blanket
21= Thermometer spoon
23 Mouse, keyboard with built-in cooling fan
24 Calendar with bubble-wrap bubble for each day
25 Chopping board with built-in tray
26 Pillow with built-in alarm clock
27 Camera that makes animal noises when you take a photo
28 Playing cards with jokes on them
29 Wristwatch with a display like railway signboard
30 Mop slippers
- from What Japan Thinks
